# std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>::swap

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protected: void swap( basic_ios& other ) noexcept; |  | (since C++11)

Exchanges the states of *this and other, except for the associated `rdbuf` objects. rdbuf() and other.rdbuf() returns the same values as before the call.

This swap function is protected: it is called by the swap member functions of the derived stream classes such as std::basic_ofstream or std::basic_istringstream, which know how to correctly swap the associated stream buffers.

### Parameters

other | - | the `basic_ios` object to exchange the state with

### See also

move (C++11) | moves from another std::basic_ios except for `rdbuf` (protected member function)

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